The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-11-25

and apply II to the purchase Of a homer
Many oil them on tho Same wages do this
and are buccessful-what one hss done
another may do II the proper courso DO
taken: But come prefer TO live in folly
and die in poverty.
WHAT TRUE WISDOM DEMANDS,
Truo wisdom demands that industry and
frugality must always 20 together IL euc.
cesn Is TO be attained. He never looks
well to his ilocks and herds who spends
money before he has earned Il or who al.
lows hlmaelf 10 become lavish In hiB az.
peraes on the ground that he has good
business prospects before him. 1t 10 by
no means Uncommon TO find people who
are unable to. bear even prospective
wealth. They begin to. spend far In ad.
vance OF receiving q dollar OF what they
anticipate. Seeing q better income In the
future, a lager house, more expensive
furniture and inceased exponsen generally
are INDUCED in and the natural result 10
failure and tho loan OF oil that thoy
possessed.
Be wise u we'll as diligent-irupal az
well as induatrious, and you will NEE.
with reasonable succesa In lie.
Third-Just here II may not be ont of
place 10 notice some OF the Utopisn thoo.
ries tlst arc advocated for the relief Of
poverty and the Gmelioration of suffering
among the poor and destitute. Destitu-
ton and suffering ars hard, sad facts that
can neither DO ignored nor denied, Gen.
orally they result In whole or In part from
natural causes, but uometimeu they are
the result OF unforeseen events, such as de-
struction OF property by fire or storm; or
from sickness aud dea,h-events that are
beyond our knowledge and control,
To meet this condition OF affairs, rs we'll
SO 10 ostensibly better the condition OF the
T~age-sarners, a plausible theory has for O
long time been entertained. 1t Ia tothe
effect that the profits Of all kinda Of bust
neas shall be divided between capital and
labor. This demands not merely that the
wofkmen shall receive fair wages, for no
ono can deny his right to this much, but
that tho net pr its Of capital, aitor the
expense Of production has been paid,
shall BIO go divided. This Is In effect the
demand OF those who are seekipg BY in.
direct meann to control business enter.
prlses in which they have no capital.
THE TRUTH 10 THIS:
Capital and labor are mutually de.
pendent on each other. Capital must BIO
dormant and ~unproductive without labor,
while labor can have nothing on which to
work without capital. This Ia true all
through the business world; from the
great works With millions OF capital and
Thousands Of workman down to the poor.
| est OF the workers who dicg in the ground
that he may gain that on which to eubsiss.
Conflict botweuG capital sud labor 10
therefore rnwise-it il a suicidal policy
for both tho classes interested In the
qusation. No doubt wrongs are done on
both sides. Capital may opprsss labor
and grind tho lilo out Of it; while labor
on tho othor hand may oppress capital by
practically stopping the machinery o bus.
insse. Each Injuries itself rs well as tho
other in all ouch cnseu, while tho solution
oil the problem Ia as far of Us ever. Here
Is L OF tho Utopian theories OF onr time
that good 10 the race Of msn can come out
Of a continuous COZ tlict between capital
aud labor. Let men do right and all will
be- benefited, but 1t one or both Do wrons
all must inevitably suffer.
The theory OF the equal distribution Of
the wealth Of tho world among the peo-
pie, COMMON 10 all anarchists, but held by
many who refuss to DO called BY thai
rather unpopular name, ia too Utopian to
be worthy Of extended consideration. l.
Is enough to gay thati il such o distribution
we're possible it would have toIbe repeated
once Or twice every year, to make 1t effect
i've; for come would always accumulate Of
others s%quandered. What a tield 1t woulc
open to gamblers and saloon keepera.
Others again hold shout the eams place
among men that buzzsrd1 and iackai!
hold among the lower order 81 animals
They are thieves and scavengers in socie
ty. But their own testimony, il honeetl,
told, would chow that their theory OF liy
ing without work was not only extremsIy
uncertain and often disastrous in its re-
sulta, but also that it involves an amour
OF labor and risk that if properly employ
ed would yield far better returns.
Let us look where we will among al
classes and to al plans that are adopteI
to gain . living, and we will find nothin,
half 20 good az the old Bible rule, or
wiEely directed indussry coupled 1i,l
reasonable frugslity.
This brings ua to coDRider tho ressol
assigned to inio.Ce the injunction, "richo
arc not forever" Thin reason peams il
bear primsrily on the care needed to re
tain any measure OF wealth a.tsr it ha
been gained; but in point Of fact 1t bear
With equal force on the necessities 10
exercising industry and irugality in tn
every day buaipess Of life.
THE UNCERTAINTY OF WORLDLY wEALTH
The uncertainty and instability q
worldly wealth 10 30 universally exempt
fled, and so generally understood, that
may well be accepted MS an admitted fac
without any extended argument. Til
common experience Of men is a standin
witness to ,hs ststement oil the tex
"Riches arc not forever" They take t
themselves wings and fly away. War
and political conyulsions are tremendou
powera for the destruction OF wealth. In
decd 40 uncertain and unstable is the ten
ure by which worldly wealth is held, tina
it requiree about rs much industry an
caro- to keep it IS 70 obtain it. They max
q gross mistake who imagine that the pc.
session Of wealth gives immunity and res
from labor aud caro-. The testimony Q
every posseseor Of l~arge.wea!.h is sgains
euch a conclusion.
There is true wisdom in Agur's prayer
"Givs me neither poverty nor riches
Feed mo with food convenient for me.
More 10 a burden, lsus ia poverty AM
suffering.
A FESTIVE STATEMENT.
Various efforts have been made to rem
der the statement that riches are not fol
ever" ineffective and therefore untrue
Laws OF entail have boon enacted and ar
common in Great Britain and other coun
tries, the object Of which is 10 kee,
whatever wealth the dovisor may posse
in the posseesion of his own descendantl
Instead, however, OF these systsms Q
!. lava digproying the correctness of thi
statement they only change the form il
which its inevitable results arc presented